Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croftwood Terrace area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croftwood Terrace (BB2 4UE) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Ewood average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croftwood Terrace (BB2 4UE), the main crime hotspot is near Railton Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croftwood Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shorrock Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Henry Whalley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Range —
Sep 2025Other crime Railton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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